radar

See also: RADAR, Radar, raðar, and rådar

English

Etymology

Originally spelled RADAR; an acronym of radio detection and ranging. Coined by the United States Navy in 1940.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.dɑː(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.dɑɹ/, [ˈɹeɪ.ɾɑɹ]

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (General American):

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Noun

radar (countable and uncountable, plural radars)

1. (uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces

   The enemy fleet was able to be found using radar.

2. (countable) A type of system using such a method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
3. (countable) An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
4. (countable, figuratively) A superior ability to detect something.

   His sensitive radar for hidden alliances keeps him out of trouble.

   • 2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     It came inside 50 minutes and moments later Cavani should have had a 12th. Pogba and Shaw combined before the left-back's cross teed up the striker but his radar was awry.

Synonyms

• RADAR (acronym of radio detection and ranging)

Derived terms

• active radar
• below the radar
• bistatic radar
• -dar
• Doppler radar
• drop off the radar
• fall off the radar
• fly under the radar
• gaydar
• multifunction array radar
• off the radar
• on someone's radar
• on someone's radar screen
• on the radar
• passive radar
• precision approach radar
• primary radar
• primary surveillance radar, PSR
• radar altimeter
• radar astronomy
• radar chart
• radar cross section
• radar detector
• radar dome
• radar gun
• radar horizon
• radar image
• radar meteorology
• radar picket
• radar reflector
• radar telescope
• radar trap
• radome
• secondary radar
• secondary surveillance radar, SSR
• slip under the radar
• under the radar
• weather radar

Related terms

• lidar
• sonar

Translations

method of detecting distant objects

• Albanian: radar (sq) m
• Arabic: رَادَار m (rādār)
• Armenian: ռադար (hy) (ṙadar), ռադիոլոկատոր (hy) (ṙadiolokator)
• Azerbaijani: radar
• Belarusian: рада́р m (radár), радыёлака́тар m (radyjolakátar)
• Bengali: রাডার (bn) (raḍar)
• Bulgarian: ра́дар m (rádar), радиолока́тор m (radiolokátor)
• Burmese: ရေဒါ (my) (reda)
• Catalan: radar (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 雷達 / 雷达 (leoi⁴ daat⁶)

  Hokkien: 雷達 / 雷达 (zh-min-nan) (lûi-ta̍t)

  Mandarin: 雷達 / 雷达 (zh) (léidá)

• Czech: radar (cs) m
• Danish: radar c
• Dutch: radar (nl) m
• Estonian: radar (et)
• Finnish: tutka (fi)
• French: radar (fr) m
• Georgian: რადარი (radari)
• German: Radar (de) m, Funkmessgerät n
• Greek: ραδιοεντοπιστής (el) m (radioentopistís), ραντάρ (el) n (rantár)
• Gujarati: સર્વદર્ચિત્ર (sarvadarcitra)
• Hebrew: מַכָּ״ם, רָדָאר (he) m (radár)
• Hindi: तेजोंवेश (tejõveś), तेजोन्वेष (tejonveṣ), रडार (raḍār)
• Hungarian: radar (hu), rádiólokátor (hu)
• Icelandic: ratsjá f
• Ido: radaro (io)
• Indonesian: radar (id)
• Italian: radiotelemetro m, radar (it) m
• Japanese: 電波探知機 (でんぱ たんちき, denpa tanchiki), レーダー (ja) (rēdā)
• Kazakh: радиолокатор (radiolokator)
• Khmer: រ៉ាដា (raadaa)
• Korean: 레이다 (ko) (reida), 탐지기(探知機) (ko) (tamjigi)
• Kyrgyz: радар (ky) (radar)
• Lao: ລາດາ (lo) (lā dā)
• Latvian: radars m
• Lithuanian: radaras m
• Macedonian: радар m (radar)
• Malay: radar
• Maori: hihiani
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: радар (mn) (radar)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: radar (no) m

  Nynorsk: radar m

• Persian: رادار (fa) (râdâr), ردیاب (fa) (radyâb)
• Polish: radar (pl) m, radiolokator m
• Portuguese: radar (pt) m
• Romanian: radar (ro) n
• Russian: рада́р (ru) m (radár), радиолока́тор (ru) m (radiolokátor), РЛС (ru) f (RLS)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ра̏да̄р m

  Roman: rȁdār (sh) m

• Slovak: radar m
• Slovene: radar (sl) m
• Spanish: radar (es) m
• Swedish: radar (sv) c
• Tagalog: siglap, radar
• Tajik: радар (radar)
• Thai: เรดาร์ (ree-dâa)
• Turkish: radar (tr)
• Turkmen: radar
• Ukrainian: рада́р m (radár), радіолока́тор m (radiolokátor)
• Uzbek: radar (uz)
• Vietnamese: ra đa
• Yiddish: ראַדאַר m (radar)

Verb

radar (third-person singular simple present radars, present participle radaring, simple past and past participle radared)

1. To scan with radar, or as if with radar.
   • 2002, Brian Jonathan Wolk, Ohio Traffic Tickets are for the Birds‎^[2], →ISBN, page 156:

     He radars you while he's sitting in his patrol vehicle under a bridge.

Anagrams

• Ardra

Basque

Alternative forms

• erradar (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish radar, from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /radar/ [ra.ð̞ar]
• Rhymes: -adar, -ar
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar inan

1. radar

Declension

Declension of radar (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	radar	radarra	radarrak
ergative	radarrek	radarrak	radarrek
dative	radarri	radarrari	radarrei
genitive	radarren	radarraren	radarren
comitative	radarrekin	radarrarekin	radarrekin
causative	radarrengatik	radarrarengatik	radarrengatik
benefactive	radarrentzat	radarrarentzat	radarrentzat
instrumental	radarrez	radarraz	radarrez
inessive	radarretan	radarrean	radarretan
locative	radarretako	radarreko	radarretako
allative	radarretara	radarrera	radarretara
terminative	radarretaraino	radarreraino	radarretaraino
directive	radarretarantz	radarrerantz	radarretarantz
destinative	radarretarako	radarrerako	radarretarako
ablative	radarretatik	radarretik	radarretatik
partitive	radarrik	—	—
prolative	radartzat	—	—

Further reading

• “radar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈðar]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [raˈðar]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar

Cornish

Noun

radar

1. radar

References

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradar]
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m inan

1. radar
2. speed camera

Declension

Declension of radar (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	radar	radary
genitive	radaru	radarů
dative	radaru	radarům
accusative	radar	radary
vocative	radare	radary
locative	radaru	radarech
instrumental	radarem	radary

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.dɑr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m (plural radars, diminutive radartje n)

1. radar (detection system operating by means of radio waves)

Derived terms

• dopplerradar
• neerslagradar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.daʁ/

Noun

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar
2. a device that takes pictures of vehicles violating traffic laws, especially a speed camera

   Synonym: radar automatique

   • 2022 February 14, “Pollution sonore : les premiers radars antibruit testés à Paris”, in Le Monde:

     Inauguré lundi 14 février, ce radar sonore est le premier du genre installé dans la capitale, à titre expérimental.

     Inaugurated on Monday the 14th of February, this sound-radar is the first of its kind installed in the capital, on an experimental basis.

Derived terms

• radar automatique
• radar tourelle

Further reading

• “radar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar
2. speed camera

   Synonym: radar de tráfico

Derived terms

• antirradar
• radar de tráfico

Further reading

• “radar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːtar/
• Rhymes: -aːtar
• Homophone: ratar

Noun

radar m (genitive singular radars, nominative plural radarar)

1. radar device

   Synonym: ratsjá

Declension

Declension of radar (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	radar	radarinn	radarar	radararnir
accusative	radar	radarinn	radara	radarana
dative	radar	radarnum	radörum	radörunum
genitive	radars	radarsins	radara	radaranna

Indonesian

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈradar/ [ˈra.dar]
• Rhymes: -adar
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

Noun

radar (plural radar-radar)

1. radar (method of detecting distant objects)

Hyponyms

• radar bistatis (“bistatic radar”)
• radar cuaca (“weather radar”)
• radar pelacak awan
• radar pendaratan
• radar pengawas permukaan laut
• radar pengawasan udara

Further reading

• “radar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.dar/
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: rà‧dar

Noun

radar m (invariable)

1. radar

Related terms

• radarastronomia
• radarfaro
• radarista
• radaristica
• radarriflettente
• radarsonda
• radarspoletta
• radartachimetro

Latin

Verb

rādar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of rādō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English radar.

Noun

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarer, definite plural radarene)

1. radar

Derived terms

• radarbilde
• værradar

References

• “radar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English radar.

Noun

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarar, definite plural radarane)

1. radar

References

• “radar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.dar/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adar
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m inan (related adjective radarowy)

1. radar (method of detecting distant objects)
2. radar (installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus)

Declension

Declension of radar

	singular	plural
nominative	radar	radary
genitive	radaru	radarów
dative	radarowi	radarom
accusative	radar	radary
instrumental	radarem	radarami
locative	radarze	radarach
vocative	radarze	radary

Derived terms

nouns

• antyradar
• radaroskop
• radaryzacja
• radarzysta

Further reading

• radar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• radar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈda(ʁ)/ [haˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈda(ʁ)/ [haˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈda(ɾ)/ [haˈda(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈda(ʁ)/ [χaˈda(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈda(ɻ)/ [haˈda(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈdaɾ/ [ʁaˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈdaɾ/ [ʁaˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈda.ɾi/ [ʁaˈða.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar (radio device for detecting distant objects)
2. Ellipsis of radar de velocidade (“speed camera”).

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:radar.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.dar/

Noun

radar n (plural radare)

1. radar

Declension

Declension of radar

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	radar	radarul		radare	radarele
genitive-dative	radar	radarului		radare	radarelor
vocative	radarule			radarelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râdaːr/
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

rȁdār m (Cyrillic spelling ра̏да̄р)

1. radar

Declension

Declension of radar

	singular	plural
nominative	radar	radari
genitive	radara	radara
dative	radaru	radarima
accusative	radar	radare
vocative	radaru / radare	radari
locative	radaru	radarima
instrumental	radarom	radarima

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ràːdar/, /ráːdar/

Noun

rādar m inan

1. radar

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	rádar
gen. sing.	rádarja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rádar	rádarja	rádarji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	rádarja	rádarjev	rádarjev
dative (dajȃlnik)	rádarju	rádarjema	rádarjem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rádar	rádarja	rádarje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	rádarju	rádarjih	rádarjih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rádarjem	rádarjema	rádarji

Further reading

• “radar”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “radar”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈdaɾ/ [raˈð̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar
   • BBC Mundo. Desaparece avión sobre el Atlántico 2009-06-01.

     Un avión ... desapareció este lunes del control de los radares.

     A plane ... disappeared this Monday from control of radars.

2. speed camera

   Synonyms: radar de tráfico, radar de velocidad

Derived terms

• antirradar
• radar de tráfico
• radar de velocidad

Further reading

• “radar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology 1

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹rɑːdar/

Noun

radar c

1. radar

Usage notes

• Plural forms are rare.

Declension

Declension of radar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	radar	radars
	definite	radarn	radarns
plural	indefinite	radarer	radarers
	definite	radarerna	radarernas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

radar

1. present of rada

Further reading

• radar in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• darra

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar, originally an acronym for “radio detection and ranging”, with the stress influenced by Spanish radar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾaˈdaɾ/ [ɾɐˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

Noun

radár (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇᜇ᜔)

1. radar

   Synonym: siglap

Derived terms

• magradar
• radarin

Further reading

• “radar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From English radar, attested from 1945.

Noun

radar (definite accusative radarı, plural radarlar)

1. (aviation) radar

Declension

Declension of radar

singular plural nominative radar radarlar definite accusative radarı radarları dative radara radarlara locative radarda radarlarda ablative radardan radarlardan genitive radarın radarların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular radarım radarlarım 2nd singular radarın radarların 3rd singular radarı radarları 1st plural radarımız radarlarımız 2nd plural radarınız radarlarınız 3rd plural radarları radarları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular radarımı radarlarımı 2nd singular radarını radarlarını 3rd singular radarını radarlarını 1st plural radarımızı radarlarımızı 2nd plural radarınızı radarlarınızı 3rd plural radarlarını radarlarını dative singular plural 1st singular radarıma radarlarıma 2nd singular radarına radarlarına 3rd singular radarına radarlarına 1st plural radarımıza radarlarımıza 2nd plural radarınıza radarlarınıza 3rd plural radarlarına radarlarına locative singular plural 1st singular radarımda radarlarımda 2nd singular radarında radarlarında 3rd singular radarında radarlarında 1st plural radarımızda radarlarımızda 2nd plural radarınızda radarlarınızda 3rd plural radarlarında radarlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular radarımdan radarlarımdan 2nd singular radarından radarlarından 3rd singular radarından radarlarından 1st plural radarımızdan radarlarımızdan 2nd plural radarınızdan radarlarınızdan 3rd plural radarlarından radarlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular radarımın radarlarımın 2nd singular radarının radarlarının 3rd singular radarının radarlarının 1st plural radarımızın radarlarımızın 2nd plural radarınızın radarlarınızın 3rd plural radarlarının radarlarının

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “radar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Uzbek

Noun

radar (plural radarlar)

1. radar

Zazaki

Noun

radar f

1. radar